Son of Man, to Thee I cry
Son of Man, to Thee I cry. Richard Mant* (1776-1848).
This hymn is a free arrangement of lines from a poem in irregular stanzas in Mant’s Holydays of the Church; or Scripture Narratives of Our Blessed Lord’s Life and Ministry (1828). The text in Roundell Palmer’s The Book of Praise (1862) was as follows:
Saviour, who, exalted highIn Thy Father’s majestyYet vouchsaf’st Thyself to showTo Thy faithful flock below;Foretaste of that blissful sight,When, arrayed in glorious light,Beaming with paternal grace,They shall see Thee face to face:Saviour, though this earthly shroudNow my mortal vision cloud,Still Thy presence let me see,Manifest Thyself to me!
Son of God, to Thee I cry: By the holy...
If you have a valid subscription to Dictionary of Hymnology, please log inlog in to view this content. If you require a subscription, please click here.
MLA style (see MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd Ed.)
. "Son of Man, to Thee I cry."
The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press. Web. 16 Jan. 2021.<
http://www.hymnology.co.uk/s/son-of-man,-to-thee-i-cry>.
Chicago style (see The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Ed.)
. "Son of Man, to Thee I cry."
The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press, accessed January 16, 2021,
http://www.hymnology.co.uk/s/son-of-man,-to-thee-i-cry.